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Ron Jones (football Player)
Ron Jones may refer to: * Ron Jones (television director) (1945–1995), British television director *Ron Jones (teacher) (born 1941), American writer and teacher, known for his classroom experiment in Fascism * Ron Jones (composer) (born 1954), American composer for TV shows *Ron Jones (athlete) (born 1934), Welsh track and field athlete *Ron Jones (baseball) (1964–2006), 1980s baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies *Ron Jones (ice hockey) (born 1951), retired Canadian 1970s ice hockey player *Ron Jones (American football) (born 1947), 1960s American football player *Ron Jones (commentator), Welsh-born BBC radio sports commentator * Ron Jones (businessman) (born 1948), British businessman with Tinopolis *Ron Jones (footballer) Ron Jones (18 June 1914 – 20 March 2010) was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender. He played in the football league for Wrexham and Liverpool. He also guested for Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professio .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (television Director)
Ron Jones (6 August 1945 – 9 July 1995) was a British television director. Born in Bristol, he joined the BBC as a studio manager in local radio then became an assistant floor manager on television. After a period as a researcher and item director on ''Blue Peter'' he worked as a production manager on series such as '' Bergerac'' and '' Secret Army''. On completing the BBC's internal director's course, he was commissioned to direct for ''Doctor Who'' and contributed six stories in the 1980s: '' Black Orchid'', ''Time-Flight'', ''Arc of Infinity'', ''Frontios'', ''Vengeance on Varos'' and ''Mindwarp''. He also directed ''Lindenstraße'' (a 1985 TV Series) and episodes of police drama ''Juliet Bravo ''Juliet Bravo'' is a British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980, that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC1. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over con ...''. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (teacher)
Ron Jones (born 1941) is an American writer and formerly a teacher in Palo Alto, California. He is internationally known for his classroom exercise called " The Third Wave" and the book he wrote about the event, which inspired the made-for-TV movie '' The Wave'' and other works, including a theatrical film in 2008. The original TV movie won the Emmy and Peabody Awards. His books '' The Acorn People'' and ''B-Ball'' have also been made into TV dramas. Jones lives in San Francisco, California where he regularly performs as a storyteller. Career In April 1967, while working as a teacher at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, Jones created a project with his 15-year-old World History students in which they experienced the growth of a fascist movement, called The Wave. Jones intended for this to be only a week-long exercise. He had a designed lesson plan which included a salute, a slogan, and a secret "police" force. The experiment was ended by Jones after complaints from teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (composer)
Ronald Jones (born July 7, 1954) is an American composer who has written music for several television shows, including ''Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' ''DuckTales, Duck Tales'', ''American Dad!'', and ''Family Guy''. He composed the theme song for Nickelodeon's ''The Fairly OddParents, The Fairly Odd Parents'' with series creator, Butch Hartman, as well as music for the show's pilots. He lives in Stanwood, Washington, where he opened SkyMuse studios, a recording facility designed for post-production and music recording. Early life and Career Jones was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After receiving a degree in music composition and music theory, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to enroll in the Dick Grove School of Music.Ron Jones; Internet Movie Database Accessed: 11 October 2009 He studied under Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated composer Lalo Schifrin after Schifrin asked Jones to copy a concerto for guitar and orchestra."Ron Jones Interview;" Reel Cool Published: 7 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (athlete)
Ronald Jones (19 August 1934 – 30 December 2021) was a British track and field athlete. Career Jones represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting with the 1964 Tokyo Games. He was Britain's team captain in the 1968 Mexico Games. He combined with Peter Radford, David Jones and Berwyn Jones to equal the world 4 x 110 yds world record in 1963 with 40.0 secs. Ron held the Welsh 100m record for 27 years until it was beaten by future world 110m hurdles record holder Colin Jackson with 10.29 in 1990. After his illustrious athletics career he became either the CEO or MD of three major football clubs in the English leagues. He was also a member of both the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame and the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Bronze medal winner, Belgrade and Perth He won the bronze medal in the men's 4x100 metres relay at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Alf Meakin, Berwyn Jones, and David Jones. He also won a bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (baseball)
Ronald Glen Jones (June 11, 1964 – June 4, 2006) was a professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He displayed great promise as a hitter, but his career was spoiled by two severe knee injuries. Life and career Born in Seguin, Texas, Jones was drafted in 1982 and 1983 but chose not to turn professional. Eventually, in 1984, he signed with the Phillies as a free agent. The stocky outfielder battled some problems with weight and injuries, but he displayed great hitting talent in the farm system. His ability at the plate and capable defense eventually earned him a spot with the big league club. However, after a promising first couple of months in August and September 1988, in April 1989 Jones suffered the first of two torn patellar tendons. The other, to his opposite knee, came in June 1990. Jones also came back from that injury; however, his time in the majors was all but finished. Nonetheless, he continued in the minors, Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (ice Hockey)
Ronald Perry Jones (born April 11, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Jones was born in Vermilion, Alberta. Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft, Jones played for the Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals between 1972 and 1976. The rest of his career was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards * WCHL All-Star Team – 1971 External links *Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com 1951 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Alberta National Hockey League first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (American Football)
Ron Jones is a former tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Jones was born Ronald Gene Jones on July 17, 1947 in Dallas, Texas. Career Jones was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Texas at El Paso. See also *List of Green Bay Packers players The following is a list of notable past or present players of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team. All-time roster * Green Bay Packers players: A-D * Green Bay Packers players: E-K * Green Bay Packers players: L-R * Green Bay ... References 1947 births Living people Green Bay Packers players Players of American football from Dallas American football tight ends UTEP Miners football players {{tightend-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (commentator)
Ron Jones is a Welsh sports commentator. Broadcasting career Jones began working for the BBC in 1979. His broadcasting career began when he was living and working as a sports coach in Jamaica when was asked to work on local programmes. When he returned to the UK, Ron lectured at the University of Wales before moving to London in 1984 to focus on sports commentating, primarily football. He covered football on BBC Radio Wales for a number of years and even did a few television commentaries for BBC Wales but his main career progression came when he moved to BBC Radio 2 (which covered sport before BBC Radio 5 Live was set up), where he could be heard nationally working alongside fellow Welshman Peter Jones as well as Bryon Butler and Alan Green. An all rounder, he has covered football, hockey, rugby union, golf and athletics, and gave some memorable broadcasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Ron has worked on five World Cup tournaments and covered English Premier Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (businessman)
Ron Jones (born 1948) is a British businessman and executive chair of Tinopolis, one of the UK's largest television production companies. Previously a partner in the accounting and consultancy firm Arthur Andersen. He was a founder of Tinopolis in 1990 and has led the company since that time. Jones took the company public in 2005 and this led to a rapid expansion by acquisition, including a hostile takeover of the largest listed production company at that time, The Television Corporation PLC. In 2008 Jones and his management team bought the company back in partnership with Vitruvian Partners, a private equity company. Jones is a former member of the Sports Council for Wales (now Sport Wales) and the Welsh Language Board. He was treasurer of Glamorgan County Cricket Club Glamorgan County Cricket Club ( cy, Criced Morgannwg) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jones (footballer)
Ron Jones (18 June 1914 – 20 March 2010) was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender. He played in the football league for Wrexham and Liverpool. He also guested for Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ... during the war. He was tall. References External links LFC History profile 1914 births 2010 deaths Welsh men's footballers Liverpool F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Men's association football defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |